Thursday, February 16, 2017

Healing from Trauma - Part 4 - Yoking Up with Jesus

At times, the trials of life knock us senseless; we
wander around in a daze, shell-shocked and foggy-brained. We have no direction;
we are simply attempting to survive.

Trauma is often so deep-seated in our soul, or we are so
disassociated with the actual events, that we are speechless. Those who have
not experienced similar events may not be able to imagine how we feel or fathom
our deepest thoughts.

We cannot handle any more negative circumstances and we
have no capacity of inner strength to help us to do the healing work of
grieving and entering into God's rest (Hebrew 13:5).

We do not even have any words to explain to anyone else
what we are going through. We are perplexed, lost, alone, and confused; we
cannot even call out for help or ask to be rescued, because we have no words.

Finding someone that we trust enough to keep our deepest
grief private is another issue that keeps us from sharing. We do not want our
intimate feelings broadcast to the whole world.

A friend once told me that I was so free in confessing my
own issues with others that they feared sharing their intimate secrets with me.
I chose to freely share my problems, devoid of pride, and hoping that my trauma
may give others hope.

What they did not realize is that my position in the Body
as a Pastor's wife taught me to keep the secrets of others close to my heart
and not to share them with anyone else. I keep confidences behind locked lips.

I did not easily learn to freely share my story. It took
years of healing to find the courage to boldly proclaim the miracles of God in
my life, as He used my circumstances to teach me to rely on Him for my strength.

Prayer:

Father God, I started out by sharing a few words when I
asked for prayer for strength to soldier on through my situation. I asked for
help more than gave a testimony. Through the years of Your faithfulness to me,
I realized that we all have similar stories; so there was no real need to keep
my issues private.

In sharing freely, I also found others who could share
with me wisdom that You taught them through their own trials. Their testimony
hastened my healing, and helped me to circumvent and shorten my periods of
grief. Their heightened faith taught me about Your lovingkindness and
faithfulness to Your children.

Thought for the Day:

When we share our burdens with others, they support us in
prayer and help us to carry our heavy load, as we all yoke up with Jesus in our
journey toward healing.

About Me

In yearbook class in college I met a vivacious redhead who introduced me to Jesus Christ through the Biblical Roman’s Road to Salvation. On that day I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ and entered a love relationship that grows sweeter by the day. I started this blog at the urging of my husband and several church friends who enjoy reading what God teaches me on a daily basis. I pray it encourages you as well.